Hey folks -- in the process of writing a little app for Android to help with WILD, and was wondering if anyone would like to try it out and post feedback. There's currently an issue with multiple touch detection (easy to fix). You'll also need to make sure the device doesn't lock when idle (it should be in the settings somewhere)

The idea is as follows... You lay down to sleep and keep your index finger poised above the touchscreen -- when you fall asleep, your finger drops and hits the touchscreen, triggering an alarm. Right now it (hopefully) supports vibration and audible alarms, but will be adding some flashing light alarms too. The alarm can also be set on a delay (which is what you would typically want to do).

Disclaimer wrote:

THIS PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Anyway, please give it a whirl and let me know your thoughts on it or how to improve it -- Thanks
WildMan

As someone else interested in DIY solutions to LD gadgets, this sounds like an interesting idea. I'm not quite clear on how it works though. Won't your hand fall down when you enter the dream anyways? Unfortunately, I don't own an android, so I won't be able to test it.